Why Automakers DON'T Make Cars for You Anymore
4/8/20261 hr 4 min
Matt Farah pulls up to the SCR Garage to break down the Aston Martin Vantage S and Aston Martin Valhalla, debate carmakers' million-dollar hypercar obsession, and drop a rumor about a Porsche GT3 Touring Cabriolet. Plus: a road rage incident at the Brentwood Country Club, Daniel Craig shilling for a Chinese EV, and Omega's identity crisis.
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First 90 secondsSpike Feresten· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Welcome to Spike's Car Radio. Here we are. We just did a, a nice pre-show on Patreon.
Matt Farah· Guest0:10
Yeah.
Spike Feresten· Host0:10
Another reason to subscribe on Patreon. I just held up my stupid phone and chatted with these guys, and it was, it was fun.
Matt Farah· Guest0:15
What's the link? I'll subscribe, Spike.
Spike Feresten· Host0:18
Uh, I don't know.
Matt Farah· Guest0:19
Oh, come on.
Spike Feresten· Host0:20
[laughs] Here. Hang on.
Matt Farah· Guest0:21
What are we your... What's the link?
Spike Feresten· Host0:23
Patreon.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest0:24
Patreon.com/spikescarradio.
Spike Feresten· Host0:25
Spikescarradio.
Matt Farah· Guest0:26
Oh, okay.
Spike Feresten· Host0:26
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Matt Farah· Guest0:26
It's exactly what you'd think. Okay.
Spike Feresten· Host0:28
Yeah, it's a way to, uh- Spike's Car Radio.
Matt Farah· Guest0:29
Spike, I- I know you have a vibrant Patreon community as well. I love our Patreon. It's so fun.
Spike Feresten· Host0:33
And, and, and I love ours too.
Matt Farah· Guest0:34
Yeah.
Spike Feresten· Host0:34
And it's fun.
Matt Farah· Guest0:35
Yeah.
Spike Feresten· Host0:35
And, you know, we had, you know, it wasn't a lot of folks, but, like, 27, 30 people came on spur of the moment.
Matt Farah· Guest0:40
Yeah.
Spike Feresten· Host0:40
We had a nice chat with them, and they, they made comments. I enjoyed it. I, I like it.
Matt Farah· Guest0:44
Much pomp.
Spike Feresten· Host0:44
I'm gonna do that a lot. My only fear is, uh, uh, the pre-show that Zuckerman does, that I'll have to- Don't give him the password.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest0:51
[laughs] You have to, you have to get the FBI involved.
Spike Feresten· Host0:54
I don't know how you go- [laughs] Is there a 10-second delay in the Patreon live?
Jonny Lieberman· Guest0:57
I just think Zuckerman- No, no, no, no, no. Yeah. [laughs] No Zuckerman.
Spike Feresten· Host1:01
[laughs] Anyway, Matt Farah is here.
Matt Farah· Guest1:05
Hi.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:05
Hi.
Spike Feresten· Host1:05
We're excited to have you here, Matt.
Matt Farah· Guest1:07
Thanks.
Spike Feresten· Host1:07
Uh, Johnny Lieberman's here.
Matt Farah· Guest1:08
I'm excited to be here.
Spike Feresten· Host1:08
He brought a car. Um, let's just start. I've got so much to ask you about.
Matt Farah· Guest1:12
Sorry I didn't bring a car. I had a Vantage S- No, we have one.
Spike Feresten· Host1:14
We've got this- ...
Matt Farah· Guest1:15
that I gave back this morning ...
Spike Feresten· Host1:15
we've got this Toyota.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:16
Nice car.
Matt Farah· Guest1:16
What a delight.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:17
Yeah.
Spike Feresten· Host1:17
Which one?
Matt Farah· Guest1:18
The new Vantage S, Aston Martin.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:20
Oh, nice.
Matt Farah· Guest1:21
And it's, you know, S stands for sorted.
Spike Feresten· Host1:23
Yeah.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:23
Yes.
Matt Farah· Guest1:23
By the time Aston Martin gets to the S- That's very well said ... they've been building the thing for, like, 12 years.
Jonny Lieberman· Guest1:29
Yeah.
Spike Feresten· Host1:29
That's very well